Mirror of Literature, 6 (1825), 340–41.
Leaves from a Journal. No. IV
Everard Endless
Genre: | Regular Feature, Anecdote |
[4] Extraordinary Farewell Sermon Subjects: | Dissection, Disease |
An account of a Methodist minister,
Henry Peckham,
who died after the cut finger with which he touched one of the dead bodies in a
dissecting room became infected.
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[8] The Learned Horse Subjects: | Menageries, Animal Behaviour, Magic |
Recounts from
Digby 1644 the history of a
showman called 'Banks' [i.e.
William Banks],
whose horse carried out apparent feats of intelligence, and who was
consequently accused of wizardry.
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